Question

Write about any three organelles in detail.

[Review question: Pg. No: 69]

Answer 1

The three organelles are as follows
Chloroplasts:

1. They are green organelles seen in plant cells only.
2. They can prepare food using sun is energy and photosynthesize since they contain the pigment chlorophyll.
3. They absorb the radiant energy of the sun and convert it to chemical energy to be used by plants and animals.

Golgi Complex:

1. They are cell organelles which consist of membrane bound sacs stacked on top of one another and have associated secretory vesicles.
2. Golgi complex helps in production of secretory substances, packaging and secretion.

Mitochondria:

1. It is a oral double membrane bounded organelle.
2. Aerobic respiration occurs in mitochondria and energy is released. Hence mitochondria is called as power house of the cell
3. The energy produced is used for metabolic activities of the cell.